Tore Jensen (born 19 May 1935) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet,

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and

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) and bandleader, known from a series of

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bands and album releases.

Career

Jensen was born in

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, and was first known through the local band «Hot Saints» (1953–60), whereupon he was involved in the band «Big Chief Jazzband» and «Norwegian Dixieland All Stars». Together with Bjørn Stokstad he toured with his own band as in Germany (1961), before the two established the eponymous Stokstad/Jensen Trad.Band (1962–), where all the members was honorary citizen of

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(1984). They also played a series of gigs at Moldejazz from 1963, and a number of festivals and concerts outside Norway. He also worked in a

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quintet with Svein Gusrud and

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, and played on releases by bands like «Norske Rytmekonger», «Swingkameratene», «Christiania 12» and «Mississippi Jazzband». He received

Buddyprisen Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means". The award was ...

(1987), and was awarded Ellaprisen

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in (2000), bl.s. to have cultivated young musicians within bands like Tore Jensens Shangri-La.

Honors

*1974:

Spellemannprisen The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...

in the class Jazz, within Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band for the album ''Mer Glajazz'' *1995:

Discography

;Within Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band *1973: ''Glajazz'' (RCA International), with

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*1974: ''Mer Glajazz'' (RCA International), with Laila Dalseth *1975: ''Nye gamle'' *1977: ''Blanda drops'' (

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*1978: ''Selvskrevet'' *1982: ''Kraftjazz'' (Talent Records) *1983: ''Happy New Chair'' (

), (including Christiania Jazzband on the A-side) *2000: ''The Originals-1974'', with Laila Dalseth & Wild Bill Davison *2002: ''At the Jazz Band Ball''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Tore 1935 births Living people Jazz musicians from Oslo Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian jazz trumpeters Norwegian male trumpeters 20th-century Norwegian trumpeters 21st-century Norwegian trumpeters 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Norwegian male jazz musicians